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The four operations and place value worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Fifteen questions on "the four operations and place value" — DfE statement N2. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.

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The four operations and place value worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · N2 · The four operations and place value · Non-calculator · 15 questions

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1.Work out 3.7 × 24.
(a)8.88
(b)88.8
(c)888
(d)87.8
2.Work out −4.5 + 2.8.
(a)1.7
(b)−7.3
(c)−2.3
(d)−1.7
3.A plank of wood is 5 1/4 m long. Pieces of length 3/4 m are cut from it. Work out how many complete pieces of 3/4 m can be cut from the plank.
(a)7
(b)3
(c)1
(d)6
4.Work out (−2/5) × (−10/3). Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
(a)−56/15
(b)3/25
(c)−4/3
(d)4/3
5.Work out 4368 ÷ 12.
(a)346
(b)364
(c)304
(d)36.4
6.A recipe for one cake needs 2/3 of a cup of sugar. Priya has 3 1/2 cups of sugar. Work out how many complete cakes she can make.
(a)5.25
(b)5
(c)6
(d)7
7.Grace drinks 1/3 of a bottle of water in the morning and another 1/3 of the same bottle in the afternoon. Work out what fraction of the bottle she has drunk altogether.
(a)2/6
(b)2/9
(c)2/3
(d)1/9
8.A tank contains 120 litres of water. Water is drained out at a rate of 8 litres per minute for 6 minutes, and then a hose adds 15 litres. Work out how much water is left in the tank.
(a)121 litres
(b)57 litres
(c)87 litres
(d)72 litres
9.Work out 0.6 × 0.04.
(a)2.4
(b)0.24
(c)0.024
(d)0.0024
10.Work out (2/3)² + (1/2)². Give your answer as a fraction.
(a)7/3
(b)49/36
(c)25/36
(d)5/13
11.A carpenter has a plank of wood 4.8 m long. She cuts off 3 pieces, each 0.9 m long, to make shelves. Work out the length of wood remaining.
(a)7.5 m
(b)2.1 m
(c)3.0 m
(d)2.7 m
12.Work out 3/7 × 14/9. Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
(a)17/16
(b)2/21
(c)2/3
(d)27/98
13.Meera says that 0.7 ÷ 0.1 = 0.07. Work out the correct value of 0.7 ÷ 0.1.
(a)7
(b)0.07
(c)70
(d)0.7
14.Work out −6 × (−3).
(a)−18
(b)18
(c)−9
(d)9
15.Work out 3 1/5 + 1 2/3. Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
(a)4 3/8
(b)3 13/15
(c)4 1/5
(d)4 13/15

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